Brown Memorial Library Trustees Meeting Minutes 09.04.19

In attendance: Patty Furness, Seth Benowitz, Ellen Barselle, Annette Leonas, Devin Pendleton, Laurie Farrell, Connie Scheffy and Sandy Wadlington

Meeting opened at 6:05PM

There was a motion from Seth and Devin (second) to accept the secretary’s report, which was passed.

Treasurer’s Report: All on par. Slightly more spending on computer security, slightly less on electricity.  Motion from Laurie and Seth to accept Treasurer’s report, which was passed.

Librarian’s Report: Attendance and circulation was way up.

Old Business: Ellen will continue looking into basement door installation. Ellen and Leslie will look into possibilities for installing fax capabilities, since a few patrons have requested it.

Sandy will look into the current terms and expiration dates for trustees.

Ellen has contacted 3 firms for a discussion on the ways and means of digitizing the card catalog.

New business: There was a discussion about new carpeting and need to paint the walls. Also a discussion about the need for new computers and the possibility of an IT service.

Ellen will be out for a week or two due to knee surgery. Trustees are on call to help fill in while she is out.

There was a discussion about closing the library for “bad” weather, and it was decided that extreme heat ( such as the 104 degree Saturday we had a few months ago) qualifies.

There was a motion by Seth and Laurie to adjourn, which was passed. Meeting ended at 6:50PM.

Next meeting will be Oct.2nd at 6:00 PM.

Sandy Wadlington, Secretary